In this episode, we’re excited to bring you a conversation with Watson Health’s Lead Coding Architect, Dixon Whitmire. Dixon is here to give us the details on the open source project Linux For Health, the aim of which is to be the reference implementation for healthcare transactions.

Dixon digs into healthcare transaction technology, how patients and healthcare workers interact with health data, and how an open source project like Linux for Health breaks down the silos of different standards and organizations. Along the way, he describes how changes to the software can have immediate real world benefits for anyone who needs access to health records, a requirement that has only grown in urgency in the shadow of a global pandemic.

If you’re working in — or thinking of using — an open source environment and you have an interest in the way health records are accessed and shared, you won’t want to miss this discussion.

Links related to this episode

• Linux for Health
• IBM Watson Health

Takeaways:

• 00:01 - 00:27 Episode Intro
• 01:15 - 01:52 Introduction to Dixon
• 02:08 - 04:12 Dixon's role at IBM, and Linux For Health
• 04:30 - 05:48 Why go all the way down to the OS?
• 06:06 - 07:34 Problems in the industry: Data is siloed
• 12:06 - 14:33 What ASC X12 and HL7 both are
• 17:34 - 19:01 Security in Linux For Health
• 19:33 - 20:50 EDI: What is it and why it's important
• 26:35 - 29:32 For Developers: Where to start if you want to play around and work on projects
• 34:33 - 36:17 Linux for Health in relation to Watson Health
• 49:29 - 50:22 Final Thoughts by Dixon

Brian Behlendorf is the General Manager of the Open Source Security Foundation. Brian has dedicated his career to connecting and empowering the free software and open source community to both solve difficult technology problems and have a positive impact on society. From startup company founder, to advisor to the U.S. government, to non-profit board member and employee of the World Economic Forum, he's been at the forefront of the open source software revolution. 

Join hosts Luke Schantz and Joe Sepi as they get Brian's take on the latest open source software developments. As the recent Log4J vulnerability has shown, open source software is not immune to security breaches and attack. Brian shares his views on the Log4J scramble, his recent White House meetings on software security, the costs of security and threat mitigation, and future challenges and opportunities in open source software. 

Join us for a look back at Brian Behlendorf's unique career and see what's next for him and the movement he helped launch, this time on In the Open with Luke & Joe.

Key Takeaways:

• [00:04 - 00:24] Intro to the episode
• [02:00 - 02:49] Intro to Brian Behlendorf
• [02:59 - 08:04] Brian's role with the Open Source Security Foundation
• [08:46 - 14:16] The importance and newer focus on security
• [15:29 - 18:27] How to more folks, importantly the US Government, involved in Node.Js
• [18:52 - 21:43] SBOM
• [21:48 - 26:17] The Alpha Omega Project
• [27:28 - 30:58] Getting money and support for security
• [31:46 - 35:02] The Best Practices badge
• [35:12 - 38:44] Project Sigstore
• [39:29 - 41:04] How to get involved in Open SSF

Resources:

Brian Behlendorf bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Behlendorf

Open Source @ IBM: https://www.ibm.com/opensource/

Learn in-demand skills. Build with real code. Connect to a global development community: http://ibm.biz/IBMdeveloperYT

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In this podcast, Steve Martinelli, Dr. Max, and Emily Mitchell talk about a new Open Source Cloud Guide created to show what open source technology underpins today’s major cloud offerings.They chat about :

        ⁃        Why the guide was created

        ⁃        Specific topic areas within the guide

        ⁃        Ways you can contribute or enhance the guide

An O’Reilly survey that IBM commissioned in late 2020 pointed out that developers who want to build cloud applications should work on honing their open-source skills instead of only focusing on developing skills for a proprietary cloud.The survey highlighted that the most desired of the open-source skills are around Linux (containers), artificial intelligence and machine learning, and data storage.This got us thinking: How do those skills translate exactly to developing for hybrid cloud environments, inclusive of the major cloud providers? What open-source technologies are most used?

The purpose of the Open Source Cloud Guide is to answer those questions.This Open Source Cloud Guide seeks to inform developers about what open source technology is important to contribute to. And, because it’s open sourced itself, you can contribute about the technology that’s included in other clouds. Use and contribute to the Open Source Cloud Guide

Key Takeaways:

• [00:00 - 00:30] Intro to the episode
• [01:11 - 03:27] Intro to guests Emily, Dr. Max, and Steve
• [03:37 - 05:44] What is the Open Source Cloud Guide?
• [06:12 - 10:27] What to expect in terms of AI, APIs, big data containers, etc.
• [18:06 - 19:41] Emily's involvement in the project

Resources:

The Open Source Cloud Guide: open-cloud-guide.dev/Read & developer.ibm.com/blogs/contribute-to-a-new-open-source-cloud-guide

IBM Developer

In the era of open hybrid cloud, open source skills matter more than proprietary software skills

O'Reilly survey highlights that open source cloud skills set devs apart for career prospects (40 kB)

https://developer.ibm.com/blogs/oreilly-open-source-skill-survey-blog/

Please join us for a conversation with Kris Baritt, VP of Technology for Client Engineering at IBM.  Our discussion will cover a variety of topics including how he activates teams, develops new leaders and has an affinity for hyper-growth moments.

Key Takeaways:

• [00:05 - 00:25] Intro to the episode
• [03:36 - 05:15] What Kris and the team do at IBM
• [12:30 - 15:10] What hybrid cloud means
• [15:25 - 17:40] Exciting projects Kris and team have been working on
• [19:31 - 25:11] Kris's origin story
• [33:26 - 37:12] How Kris builds and implements teams
• [45:36 - 47:36] What Kris is excited about these days

Please join us for a conversation with Robin Bender Ginn the Executive Director of the OpenJS Foundation. We will be discussing a variety of topics including the origins and mission of the OpenJS Foundation, as well as, programs, certifications and upcoming events.

Robin Bender Ginn, Executive Director OpenJS Foundation, @rginn206

Joe Sepi, Open Source Engineer & Advocate, @joe_sepi

Luke Schantz, Quantum Ambassador & Podcaster @IBMDeveloper, @lukeschantz

Key Takeaways:

• [00:05 - 00:21] Intro to the episode
• [02:24 - 05:13] Intro to Robin and her experience with open source
• [07:55 - 10:28] The role of the OpenJS Foundation
• [11:16 - 14:26] Different way individuals and organizations are involved
• [15:16 - 17:00] A cross project called Collaboration Spaces
• [17:15 - 18:51] Robin's experience as Executive Director of OpenJS Foundation
• [37:14 - 39:15] How projects come into the OpenJS Foundation
• [41:36 - 44:04] Trainings and certifications at the foundation

Resources:

OpenJS Foundation: openjsf.org

OpenJS Collaboration: openjsf.org/collaborate

OpenJS Certification and Training Programs: openjsf.org/certification

OpenJS World 2021: openjsf.org/openjs-world-2021

OpenJS Foundation Individual Supporter Program: openjsf.org/javascriptlandia

Open Source Summit: events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-summit-north-america

Open Source Security Foundation: openssf.org

Nebraska project: xkcd.com/2347

Please join us for a conversation with Parul Singh, a Senior Software Engineer in Red Hat’s Emerging Technology team. We will be discussing the ChRIS Project, volsync, microshift and OpenShift’s Quantum Operators.

Parul Singh, Sr. Software Engineer, Emerging Tech, Red Hat 

Joe Sepi, Open Source Engineer & Advocate, @joe_sepi 

Luke Schantz, Quantum Ambassador, @IBMDeveloper, @lukeschantz

Key Takeaways:

• [00:04 - 00:24] Intro to the episode
• [02:12 - 02:46] Intro to Parul Singh
• [03:03 - 05:25] Parul's work developing the IBM and OpenShift quantum operators
• [08:09 - 10:24] Where can quantum be applied?
• [10:43 - 13:16] The ChRIS Project, and how Parul got involved
• [16:20 - 21:11] VolSync: Overview of what it is, and what Parul is working on
• [25:58 - 29:23] What you need to know about MicroShift
• [31:49 - 34:46] Living as sustainable as possible
• [35:48 - 37:28] QUESTION: "How can a company earn money from OpenSource software?"
• [42:16 - 43:50] QUESTION: "Do you get to choose the topics that you[Parul] like to work on, and the tech stacks as well?"

Resources:

The ChRIS Project: http://chrisproject.org/

VolSync: https://github.com/backube/volsync

Microshift: https://github.com/openshift/microshift

OpenShift Quantum Operators: https://github.com/qiskit-community/openshift-quantum-operators

CubeSat Space Mission "ENDURANCE": https://www.ibm.com/cloud/blog/cubesat-space-mission-endurance-democratizing-access-to-space

In this episode, we are pleased to bring you a conversation with Pooja Mistry and Santhosh Ramanathan. Pooja is a developer advocate with IBM and Santos is a Cloud Pak for Integration consultant at TCS, a leading global it services consulting and business solutions firm. We're going to be talking about how they work together as partners on enterprise application integration.

This should be an interesting case study on how enterprise business and independent software vendors work together.

Key Takeaways:

• [00:05 - 00:33] Intro to the episode
• [00:36 - 01:54] Pooja and Santhosh work together
• [02:03 - 03:14] How Santhosh got involved in working with IBM at TCS
• [03:28 - 06:29] The IBM Champions Program, and the impact it's had on Santhosh's career
• [07:20 - 10:12] More information on Cloud Paks and Jumpstart Paks
• [10:43 - 13:17] Interesting client use cases
• [13:17 - 16:30] Mid-episode recap
• [17:04 - 19:56] Being an advocate: Fun sessions and advice from Santhosh

Pooja Mistry: linkedin.com/in/pmmistry

Santhosh Ramanathan: linkedin.com/in/santhosh-ramanathan-6687b582

In this episode of In the Open, Please join us for a conversation with Ted Tanner and Adam Orentlicher. Ted is the Global CTO and Chief Architect of Watson Health.  And Adam is the VP of Development for Watson Health.  We will be discussing the open source projects Linux for Health, Project Alvearie and more.

Theodore Tanner, Global CTO & Chief Architect, Watson Health, @tctjr

Adam Orentlicher, VP of Development, Watson Health, @thisisadamo

Joe Sepi, Open Source Engineer & Advocate, @joe_sepi 

Luke Schantz, Quantum Ambassador, @IBMDeveloper, @lukeschantz

Key Takeaways:

• [00:00 - 00:22] Intro to the episode
• [01:47 - 03:05] Intro to Ted and Adam
• [04:18 - 09:26] Experience with orienting things for the developer
• [10:24 - 12:49] What a fire server is, and a use case
• [18:46 - 26:17] The Linux for Health project
• [35:05 - 36:27] Advice for where a developer should start and get involved in Linux for Health
• [42:06 - 45:50] Does healthcare care about open source?

Linux for Health: github.com/LinuxForHealth

Project Alvearie:  alvearie.io

Project Alvearie on GitHub: github.com/Alvearie

Project Alvearie on IBM.com: ibm.com/watson-health/project-alvearie

Project Alvearie Slack: alvearie.slack.com

FHIR Repo: github.com/IBM/FHIR

IBM FHIR server: ibm.com/products/fhir-server

Paul Bastide's FHIR Workshop (Track 5) 9/21/21: developer.ibm.com/conferences/digital-developer-conference-hybrid-cloud

LF Public Health: lfph.io

IBM Watson Health: ibm.com/watson-health

CATB: wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cathedral_and_the_Bazaar

In this episode we bring you a conversation with James Snell.

We will be discussing and variety of topics including Node.js. LF Public Health, COVID Green, NodeConfRemote as well as exploring James's career journey through IBM, NearForm and now Cloudflare.

James Snell, One who writes code, @jasnell

Joe Sepi, Open Source Engineer & Advocate, @joe_sepi

Luke Schantz, Quantum Ambassador, @IBMDeveloper, @lukeschantz

Key Takeaways:

• [00:05 - 00:25] Intro to the episode
• [02:53 - 05:40] Intro to James
• [06:43 - 09:51] James' experience with Node.Js
• [10:31 - 14:36] The challenges in creating a community around large open-source projects
• [15:41 - 17:45] James' work beyond Node
• [20:15 - 22:08] OpenHive.JS the podcast
• [22:22 - 26:53] The Linux Foundation Public Heath Initiative - What it is and their future work
• [30:59 - 33:23] HERALD
• [33:38 - 34:26] Advice for those who want to get involved in Node.Js
• [35:03 - 38:09] What should we be working on in Node.Js

Resources:

James Snell Blog: https://www.jasnell.me

Linux Foundation Public Health: lfph.io/2021/05/25/momentum

Herald, proximity detection, distance estimation & data sharing: heraldprox.io

Node.js Next 10: github.com/nodejs/next-10

Open Hive JS Podcast: nearform.com/openhive-js-the-podcast-for-all-things-javascript/

By day, Dale Lane is the lead software developer and architect for the Apache Kafka capabilities in IBM's Cloud Pak for Integrations.  He is based in the UK and works out of IBM Hursley research and development laboratory.  In his spare time Dale developed a platform for teaching machine learning to children. What started as educational project for his own children has grown into a global phenomenon being used by thousands world wide.

Resources:

machinelearningforkids.co.uk

ibm.org/activities/machine-learning-for-kids

ibm.org/initiatives/ibm-volunteers/stories/dale-lane

ibm.com/cloud/cloud-pak-for-integration

Takeaways:

00:06 - 00:44 Machine Learning for Kids

00:56 - 01:25 The inspiration for Machine Learning for Kids

01:33 - 02:59 What it looks like from a UI, UX perspective

07:12 - 08:33 How to find resources for Machine Learning for Kids

08:48 - 10:11 How different age groups interact with these projects

13:04 - 14:10 Staying away from personifying AI

14:30 - 16:48 The power of open source in education

20:21 - 21:59 Dale's tech origin story